William Strawbridge
William Strawbridge (1843–1911) was an Australian geographer who served as the Surveyor General of South Australia from 1894 until his death in 1911.[1]
Biography
He was born in Bristol, England, in 1843. He arrived in South Australia in 1852 with his parents on the ship Lord George Bentinck.[2]
He died in 1911.[3]
Education
He was mostly educated at private schools: Wick’s, North Adelaide; Wylie’s, and the Rev. W. H. Mudie’s, at Magill, and completed his education at St. Mary’s College, Geelong.[4]
Career
He entered the Survey Department as a cadet on June 1, 1862, and after acquiring experience in all branches of the profession, was appointed Deputy Surveyor-General in December 1886, and Surveyor-General on July 1, 1894, on the retirement of the late G. W. Goyder. He was Surveyor General from 1894 until his death in 1911.[5]
After his death in 1911, he was succeeded by Edwin Mitchell Smith as the Surveyor General of South Australia.[6]
Awards and Honours
He received the Imperial Service Order at the 1905 Birthday Honours of the King Edward VII.[7]
See also
References
External links
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